Perspectives

Every ministry I’ve ever given to sends me emails and snail mail at this time of year to encourage me ...
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You can guess that the truth in the Bible is often at odds with the advice and opinion of popular ...
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Luke 9:59-62  To another (Jesus) said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “[Lord,] let me go first and bury my father.” ...
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What is your immediate reaction to the word “stewardship?” I hear from too many that stewardship is just a nice, ...
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I remember early in my financial planning career that a commonly expressed goal was to retire early, say at age ...
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       Psalm 116:12   How can I repay the LORD for all the great good done for me? ...
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Interest rates are on the rise. That is because inflation is at its highest level since the early 1980’s. You ...
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The article Tithing Our Time to God in Knightline, the Knights of Columbus newsletter, makes many good points about being ...
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A big step in growing deeper in our discipleship of Jesus is acknowledging, in all humility, that God gives us ...
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The season of Lent provides the perfect framework to reflect on your life. Are you the best disciple of Jesus ...
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Life in these challenging days of Covid can seem like watching one of those wacky competition shows on cable TV ...
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Put God first in every area of your life, including with your finances. When we resolve to live this way, we ...
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Eleazar, in 2 Maccabees 6, demonstrates for us a great example of obedience and trust in God’s word. Rather than ...
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Mt 22: 20-21  Jesus asked them, “Whose image is this, whose inscription?” They replied, “Caesar’s.” At that he said to them, ...
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The reflection in The Word Among Us for Sunday’s 10-15-17 Gospel reading suggests that the wedding garment in Matthew 22: 1-14 represents ...
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  Phil 2: 1-5  If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any ...
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In the months since the 2016 Presidential election many articles in Catholic publications seem to have a common thread of ...
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That was the question put to me recently by a friend as we discussed tithing and our evolving lives and ...
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There is no better example of trust in God’s provision than the widow in Mark 12: 42. How could this ...
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I remember praying for moral leadership to win the 2012 elections. My hope was that those leaders would drag our ...
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I was chastised in Mass today by the Priest because of the way I put money into the collection plate ...
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I’ve been praying these many weeks for the moral leadership of our country. I confess I had a specific idea ...
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That these past two to three years has brought financial stress on us all needs no further illumination. We feel ...
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In a recent homily, we were challenged by being questioned if we were truly grateful for the many gifts God ...
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Fr. Louie recounted a report of a children’s Christmas play from some years ago. If you have children, grandchildren or ...
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I recently acquired the daily devotional book entitled Take Five: On-the-job Meditations with St. Ignatius written by Mike Aquilina and Fr. Kris ...
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It’s great to go on vacation (thanks David and Kathy!). Over the past few years, in what is arguably the ...
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Thumper used to say at his mother’s admonishing, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Our ...
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A blog thread on www.catholic.com started with the statement, “I simply cannot understand the stock market headlines.” Most of the ...
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In April 2010, a study done by Merrill Lynch found that 73% of people over 51 are concerned that their ...
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